Pickle-fork.



WITNESSES:

' PAT'ENTED MAR. 10, 1908. H. BABIN.

' PICKLE PORK. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY' BABIN, OF LAFOURGHE CROSSING, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TOARTHUR .J. RICHARD AND ONE-THIRD TO ALBERT .BERGERON, OF LAFOURCHEGROSSING,LOU-

ISIANA.

PICKLE-FORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. March 10, 1908.

Application =fi1ed June 20, 1907. Serial No. 379,983.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY BABIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lafourche Crossing, in the arish of Lafourche i and State ofLouisiana, ave invented a new and useful Pickle-Fork, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to pickle forks or tongs and has for its objecttov provide a comparatively simple and inexpensive device of thischaracter for removing pickles, olives and the li*e from bottles, jarsand similar containing vessels.

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve thisclass of devices so as to increase their utility, durability andefficiency as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pic le fork constructed inaccordance with my invention, the impaling jaws being shown in fulllines in closed position and in dotted lines in open position. Fig. 2 isa detail perspective view of the impaling jaws and their associatedparts.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The improved device forming the subject matter of the present inventionis preferably constructed of Wire and consists of a relativelystationary member 5, and a movable member 6.

One end of the wire forming the stationary member is bent to form aterminal loop or eye 7 adapted to receive the thumb of the operatorwhile the opposite end thereof is bent to form a plurality of concentriccoils 8, the end of the wire after the coils are formed being curvedlaterally to produce a relatively stationary gripping jaw or hook 9, thebill of which is sharpened at 10 for engagement with the pic le, oliveor other ar-- movable member 6 is bent laterally to form an elongatedloop 16 preferably disposed. at substantially right angles to thelongitudinal axis of the stationary member 5 and adapted to receive thefore and middle finger of the hand of the operator when using thedevice. The metal forming one wall of the loop 16 is bent upon itself toform a laterally extending eye 17 adapted to receive the longitudinalrod of the stationary member 5 whereby when the finger loops 7 and 16are extended or contracted the loop 16 is free to slide on thelongitudinal rod of the stationary member and thereby effect the openingand closing of the movable impaling aw.

When it is desired to remove a pickle, olive, or other article from abottle or similar containing vessel the operator grasps the fork withthe thumb extending through the loop 7 and with the fore and middlefinger of the hand engaging the loop 16 on each side of the longitudinalrod of the stationary member. The fork is then introduced in the neck ofthe bottle or jar and the gripping jaws positioned over the pickle orolive to be In order-to. release the pickle it is merely necessary toseparate the loops 7 and 16,

when the impaling jaws will be moved to open position so as to permitthe pickle to be readily detached from the impaling points. The forksmay be made in different sizes and shapes and' may be nickled,galvanized or otherwise coated to protect the same from rusting and alsoto give the fork a neat attractive appearance.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided anextremely simple, inexpensive and efficient device admirably adapted forthe attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is: V

A pickle fork including a relatively stationary member comprising a rodone end of which is bent to form a terminal finger loop and its oppositeend twisted to form an inwardly extending coil terminating in astationary segmental j awhaving a piercing point a relatively movablemember comprising a rod having one end thereof formed with a terminaleye and its opposite end bent laterally to provide an elongated loop,that wall of the elongated loop adjacent the fingerloop being providedwith a centrally disposed eye for the reception of the rod of thestationary member, a movable segmental jaw pivotally connected with thejaw of the stationary member and having one end there of provided with apiercing point and an intermediate portion offset and extended throughthe coil to form the pivotal axis of said jaws and thence extendedlongitudi nally to form an arm having a terminal eye disposed inalinement with the coils for pivotal connection with the rod of themovable member, that portion of the movable jaw on opposite sides of theofi'set thereof being disposed in contact with the coil of saidstationary member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixcdmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY BABIN.

lVitnesses F. A. LEGENDRE, P. E. SCOTT.

